Troika or troyka (from Russian тройка, meaning 'a set of three' (trine, trio) or the digit '3') may refer to:

  • Troika (driving), a traditional Russian three-horse harness

Politics

  • Triumvirate, a political regime ruled or dominated by three powerful individuals, usually troika in the context of the Soviet Union and Russia
  • Troika (Bosnia and Herzegovina), a three-party alliance in Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Troika (Soviet leadership), one of the temporary triumvirates in the Soviet Union
  • Troika (Tunisia), a three-party alliance that governed Tunisia from 2011 to 2014
  • European troika, the decision group formed by the European Commission (EC), the European Central Bank (ECB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
  • OSCE troika, the leadership of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: the chairman-in-office and the previous and incoming chairmen-in-office
  • NKVD troika, a commission of three for express judgment in the Soviet Union during the time of Joseph Stalin
  • "The troika" during the U.S. presidency of Ronald Reagan: James Baker, Ed Meese, and Michael Deaver
  • Troika of tyranny, a term coined by John R. Bolton for three Central and South American nations (Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela)

Arts and entertainment

Literature

  • The Troika, a 1997 novel by Stepan Chapman
  • Troika, a 1979 novel by David Gurr
  • Troika, a 2011 novella by Alastair Reynolds
  • Troika, the fourth novel of the Indigo Saga by Louise Cooper

Music

  • "Troika", the first movement of The Blizzard suite by Georgy Sviridov (1974, movie version — 1964)
  • Troika (Julia Kogan album), 2011
  • Troika (D'Virgilio, Morse & Jennings album), 2022
  • "Troika", the fourth movement of Suite from Lieutenant Kijé by Prokofiev
  • "Troika", the eleventh movement of The Seasons by Tchaikovsky

Other uses in arts and entertainment

  • Troika (video game), a 1991 video game
  • Troika! (role-playing game), a 2019 tabletop role-playing game
  • The fictional city in the Troika! RPG
  • ', a painting by Vasily Perov
  • Troika (series), a 2010 Israeli-Russian short TV series by Leonid Prudovsky
  • Troyka, a British jazz band featuring pianist Kit Downes
  • Troika (1930 film), a German drama film
  • Troika (1969 film), an American experimental comedy film by Fredric Hobbs

Businesses

  • Troika Games, a video games developer 1998–2005
  • Troika Pottery, a Cornish pottery company 1963–1983
  • Troika Dialog, the former name of Sberbank CIB, a multinational investment banking and asset management firm

Other uses

  • Troika card, a contactless reusable card designed to pay for public transport in Moscow, Russia
  • Troika (chocolate), a confection by Nidar AS, Norway
  • Troika (crater), on Mars
  • Troika (dance), a Russian folk-style performance dance
  • Troika laundromat, Russian international money laundering scheme
  • Troika (ride), an amusement park ride
  • The Troika (Kuala Lumpur), a condominium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • VAZ-2103, a Soviet sedan car nicknamed Troika

See also

  • Trojka (disambiguation)
  • Three of a kind (disambiguation)
  • Threesome (disambiguation)
  • Troyca, a Japanese animation studio